Lighting effect Problem

Hello,,i am having a problem about lighting effect
when I click Filter>render>Lighting effect , new layer has been created called " Lighting Effect " but lighting effect screen dosen't appear
I am using Photoshop CS6

I'm curious how a video effect can alter the audio. The only thing I can think of is that you haven't rendered and the video playback is lagging as a result.

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  • Lighting effects problem

    If you go to filter,render, lighting effects. The Frame pops up to use this effect including with a tool to manipulate the light. My tool however does not show up and idea on how i can get my tool to show up again?

    Please read this FAQ for advice on how to ask your questions correctly for quicker and better answers:
    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/419981?tstart=0
    Thanks!

  • Ps CS6 Problem: Lighting Effects filter quantises 16-bit height-map to 8-bit in a 16-bit document

    I've edited this message: one complaint has been removed - it was my mistake - conroy.
    Photoshop 13.0.1
    OS X 10.6.8
    16 bits per channel RGB mode.
    The Lighting Effects filter quantises the optional height-map channel to 8 bits, which can result in a very obvious terraced-slopes appearance and moiré.
    (Adobe, please do not simply reply with "you should be using 13.0.4" unless that actually fixes the problem.)

    Alpha channels are 16-bit in a 16-bit per channel document. As Christoph said, selections are limited to 8-bit, so if you make a channel from a selection then that channel will have 8-bit quantisation.
    Here is an example of Lighting Effects filter using a channel containing a 16-bit radial gradient as a height-map, and where the filter is quantising the height values to 8-bit.

  • When using lighting effects in cc programme freezes and then window comes up sayind amd driver stopped working but is now ok. Tried to open lighting effects in cs6  and default spotlight is there but then it freezes. No mention of driver problems. Any  s6

    Problem with accessing lighting effects in cc and cs6. In cc programme freezes and then window appears saying amd driver stopped working but is now ok but cc still frozen. Tried opening in cs6 no problem with driver but just default spotlight appears and then programme freezes. Any suggestions.

    That is  very old for drivers and new driver for the chipset will not be coming I do not see it as supported either Photoshop CC and CC 2014 GPU FAQ
    Tested video cards for Photoshop CC and CC 2014
    Adobe tested the following video cards before the release of Photoshop CC and CC 2014. This document lists the video card by series. The minimum amount of VRAM supported on video cards for Photoshop CC and CC 2014 is 512 MB.
    Important: This document is updated as newly released cards are tested. However, Adobe cannot test all cards in a timely manner. If a video card is not listed here, but was released after May 2013, you can assume that the card will work with Photoshop CC and CC 2014.
    Adobe tested laptop and desktop versions of the following cards. Be sure to download the latest driver for your specific model (Laptop and desktop versions have slightly different names.)
    nVidia GeForce: 400, 500, 600, 700 series
    nVidia Quadro: 2000, 4000 (Windows and Mac OS), CX, 5000, 6000, K600, K2000, K4000, K5000 (Windows and Mac OS)
    nVidia GRID K1, K2
    AMD/ATI Radeon: 5000, 6000, 7000, R7, R9 series, 7950 Mac OS
    AMD/ATI FirePro: 3800, 4800, 5800, 7800, 8800, 9800, 3900, 4900, 5900, 7900, W8100, W9100, D300, D500, D700
    AMD/ATI FireGL: W5000, W7000, W8000
    Intel HD Graphics P3000, Intel HD Graphics P4000, Intel(R) HD Graphics P4600/P4700, Intel HD Graphics 5000
    Note: AMD/ATI 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 series, nVidia GeForce 7000, 8000, 9000, 100, 200, 300 series and Intel HD Graphics (First generation) cards/GPUs are no longer being tested and are not officially supported in Photoshop CC and CC 2014. Some GL functionality is available for these cards, but it's possible that newer features don't work.

  • Problems with PHCS6 extended - lighting effects (filters)

    What can I do to fix my lighting effects? It blocks the entire program Photoshop CS6 at that moment I click on it.
    I've tried reinstalling the software with no results
    . I would appreciate any help
    Message was edited by: mclarice

    Hi, mjarrott
    My system is Windows 7. (GB Ram 8.00 on a Dell Optplex 980) And Photoshop is my newly purchased in Portuguese, because I'm Brazilian. The problem appears when I try to use the Filters menu - finishes - lighting effects.
    My old version worked just fine ...
    De: mjarrott [email protected]
    Enviada em: quinta-feira, 8 de novembro de 2012 16:16
    Para: mclarice
    Assunto: Problems with PHCS6 extended - lighting effects (filters)
    Re: Problems with PHCS6 extended - lighting effects (filters)
    created by mjarrott <http://forums.adobe.com/people/mjarrott>  in Photoshop for Beginners - View the full discussion <http://forums.adobe.com/message/4833406#4833406

  • Problem with the light effect in Nokia 3110c

    I bought my phone a 3 weeks back....i was checking the profiles and i found this option called light effects....i thought it was something like the Rhythmic Backlight in some of the other Nokia phones....But when i switched it on and checked it is not working!....can anyone help me with this?? what exactly is light effects??
    And also....my Phone's software version says v06.02 but when i tried to check for the update on this site it says the latest one is v05.05 is it a greater version than mine??
    Message Edited by kingkalyan on 03-Oct-2008 07:55 AM

    Hi there,
    the light effects option you are referring to performs the functions of notification lights on your device. by turning this light effects option on, lights contained on your device will either flash or fade in and out (sorry but i do not know where the lights are contained on the 3110 classic, but i guess they are there somewhere, maybe on the side?).
    version 5 is less than version 6, so of course this is not and cannot be an update.
    p.s. i just checked a 360 view of your phone and there seems to be no lights on the side panels of your phone. light effects i guess are referring to the keypad or button backlighting, see if they work when you receive a new message or missed call/sms. also see if there is a Power Saver function in the Display Settings, by turning the Power Saver off you may be able to enable/enable more light effects
    Message Edited by adrianhughes on 03-Oct-2008 09:10 AM

  • Photoshop cc lighting effects do not seem to work

    I am trying to put spotlight on area in photo but from render - lighting effects all that happens is my workspace changes on the right to "lighting effects" but nothing works and I have to close this side and shut down photoshop just to go back to a normal "essential" workspace. == what is the problem?

    I'm having the same issue as well. Just started using CC tonight on both my home and work Macs. My home computer is a late 2006 MacPro, 6GB RAM, 2.66ghz and the work computer is 2013 MacPro with way more guts in it. Photoshop at home runs terribly slow all together but I did manage to see some slight improvement when I switched off "Use Graphics Processor" in the Preferences panel (Prefs > Performance) but this also turns off the Lighting effects filter. I remote logged in to my work Mac and using the same file (saved in the cloud), applied the lighting filter and it worked perfectly. All that to say, I'm pretty certain is a graphics processor/memory issue more than it being a CC issue. At home, the filter attempts to work, stops, and the only thing left is the properties panel like the effect is active.
    Looks like I need some upgrades.
    Hope this helps!

  • Urgent - Need help with Lighting Effects Filter

    Hi,
    I need urgent help on something regarding the Lighting Effects filter in Adobe Photoshop CS5. I need lighting effect urgently to complete a project.
    I am using Photoshop CS5 on a Windows Vista computer in 64-bit mode.
    On the net it is given that you can run photoshop CS5 in 32-bit mode to use the lighting effects filter - both on Mac and PC.
    My Problem:
    While on the net it is given how to change from 64-bit to 32-bit and vice-versa, I have my Photoshop CS5 installed on 'E - Drive' and not on 'C - Drive' due to lack of space. I have followed all the instructions on how to open it in 32-bit mode on the net, but I still cannot use the lighting effects plugin.
    What I need is if someone could give simple and clear instructions on how to open Photoshop CS5 32-bit version instead of opening the default 64-bit version on Windows Vista - that would be great.
    Looking forward to answers.
    Thanks.

    That advice about running the 32 bit version of cs5 for the Render> Lighting Effects filter
    only pertains to the mac version of photoshop cs5.
    The lighting effects filter does work in the 64 bit version of photoshop cs5 on windows, your
    document just has to be 8 bits/channel and in the RGB Color mode (Image>Mode) same
    for using the lighting effects filter in the 32 bit version of cs5.
    Added: In general it's frowned upon installing photoshop on drives other than C drive.
    MTSTUNER
    Message was edited by: MTSTUNER

  • Issues with Lighting Effects

    Filter - Render - Lighting Effects seems to be somewhat less than perfectly functional for me.
    Unlike another recent poster, I'm seeing the controls okay, but they don't actually seem to work properly.  Worse, I can reliably produce a crash.
    I have an ATI Radeon HD 5670 and Catalyst 12.6 (latest released) drivers for Windows 7 x64, Advanced mode GPU operation.  My detailed system info can be found here:  Link
    Chances are this is a display driver issue, but I want Adobe to know about it.
    Here's what I see...
    For testing I create a middle-gray square document, 8 bits/channel, sRGB, then start the Lighting Effects filter on it:
    If I toggle the preview setting off and on a number of times, this happens:
    This is reproducible, though it sometimes takes more or less Preview toogles.  Here is the pertinent information from several such Photoshop crashes:
    Next I am going to try Normal and Basic mode to see if they make any difference with this problem.  I'll follow up here.
    -Noel

    Noel, followed your example and no crashes on my system (Intel 4000 card with latest production drivers) but horribly slow, probably the slowest filter I have ever tried - Basically unusable.....
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  • Lighting Effects filter in CC does not stay on layer properly

    Hey this is my first post on the forums and I have been having problems with the lighting effects filter in my cc version.
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    When I am in the lighting effects editor it looks how I want it to look. While when I click ok to apply it to the layer, photoshop actually stops responding (at one point crashed) and removes the desired effect.
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    Thanks!

    So nobody knows about this issue or has any tips to try and solve this?

  • Lighting Effects filter in PS (CS6; 64-bit) crashes program

    This is a Win7 64-bit OS, new CS6 installation with all updates applied/installed.
    Use of Lighting Effects rendering filter in PhotoShop (CS6, both 64- and 32-bit versions) causes PS to crash.

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    Be able to tell Adobe or nVidia exactly what to look for if they want to investigate it further.
    By the way, have you contacted nVidia and let them know Photoshop is crashing when it tries to use their GPU for Lighting Effects?
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